Eclipse Race Course

Eclipse Race Course
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Owned byCaptain Yelverton Oliver
Date opened1837
Course typeFlat/Thoroughbred

The Eclipse Race Course was the third formal thoroughbred horse racing track in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded in 1837 by Captain Yelverton Oliver, who owned the famous thoroughbred Richard of York; a native Virginian, who organized The New Orleans Jockey Club.[1]

  1. ^ "The Times-Picayune from New Orleans, Louisiana". Newspapers.com. 1838-04-04. Retrieved 2023-12-18.